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+# 2.1.4. `e`/`æ`
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+有些词典，针对美式发音，常常会用 `ɛ` 标注 `e` 这个音。
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+Some dictionaries often use `ɛ` to annotate the American English sound of `e`.
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+`æ` 相当于是 `e` 的更长版本。虽然 `æ` 后面没有长元音符号 `ː`，但它的确比其它短元音**长**，其实应该算作**长元音**。
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+`æ` can be deemed as a more extended version of `e`. Even though there's no long vowel symbol `ː` following `æ`, it is *longer* than other short vowels, and should be considered a **long vowel**.
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+![mouth shape e-æ](/images/vowels-mouth-e-æ.svg)
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+亚洲人在读这个音的时候，经过提醒，都能做到把嘴巴张得相对更大一点，但都会不由自主地将它读成更短的版本。
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+When Asians try to pronounce this sound, once reminded, they can usually open their mouths a bit wider, but they often unconsciously make the sound shorter than it should be.
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+`æ` 的发音有两个要点:
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+> 1. 音拉长一点
+> 2. 嘴张大一点
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+There are two key points to pronouncing `æ`:
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+> 1. Stretch the sound a little longer
+> 2. Open your mouth wider
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+其中，第一个要点相对更为重要。你可以多试试这两个词，*apple* `/ˈæpəl/`，*banana* `/bəˈnænə/`，并刻意把其中的 `æ` 拉得更长一点。
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+The first point is relatively more important. Try saying these two words: *apple* `/ˈæpəl/` and *banana* `/bəˈnænə/`, and try intentionally stretching the `æ` a little longer.